State wages ยท Cost of living
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers pay by state
The highest published median is in Wisconsin, at $129,440. Wisconsin leads after cost of living, at $137,560. Oklahoma has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($106,950).
National median
$106,950
Highest state median
$129,440
Wisconsin
Best adjusted pay
$137,560
Wisconsin
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $80,560Higher: $137,560Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Wisconsin | $129,440 | +21.0% | 94.095 | $137,560 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | $117,250 | +9.6% | 87.843 | $133,480 | 2 |
| Ohio | $117,960 | +10.3% | 92.774 | $127,150 | 3 |
| Minnesota | $124,760 | +16.7% | 98.621 | $126,500 | 4 |
| New Mexico | $116,560 | +9.0% | 92.212 | $126,400 | 5 |
| Oregon | $129,020 | +20.6% | 103.361 | $124,820 | 6 |
| Kansas | $109,140 | +2.0% | 90.068 | $121,180 | 7 |
| Arizona | $121,680 | +13.8% | 100.677 | $120,860 | 8 |
| Washington | $125,010 | +16.9% | 107.013 | $116,820 | 9 |
| California | $125,700 | +17.5% | 110.72 | $113,530 | 10 |
| North Carolina | $107,070 | +0.1% | 94.326 | $113,510 | 11 |
| Indiana | $105,750 | -1.1% | 93.329 | $113,310 | 12 |
| Kentucky | $101,420 | -5.2% | 90.159 | $112,490 | 13 |
| Tennessee | $103,020 | -3.7% | 91.87 | $112,140 | 14 |
| North Dakota | $97,520 | -8.8% | 88.959 | $109,620 | 15 |
| New York | $117,180 | +9.6% | 107.921 | $108,580 | 16 |
| Michigan | $103,810 | -2.9% | 96.217 | $107,890 | 17 |
| New Jersey | $115,080 | +7.6% | 108.805 | $105,770 | 18 |
| Georgia | $101,710 | -4.9% | 96.293 | $105,630 | 19 |
| Rhode Island | $107,970 | +1.0% | 102.28 | $105,560 | 20 |
| Iowa | $91,760 | -14.2% | 87.762 | $104,560 | 21 |
| Colorado | $106,690 | -0.2% | 103.052 | $103,530 | 22 |
| South Carolina | $96,350 | -9.9% | 93.749 | $102,770 | 23 |
| Virginia | $103,170 | -3.5% | 101.104 | $102,040 | 24 |
| Massachusetts | $107,720 | +0.7% | 105.757 | $101,860 | 25 |
| Maryland | $105,650 | -1.2% | 104.959 | $100,660 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | $97,900 | -8.5% | 97.572 | $100,340 | 27 |
| Texas | $97,160 | -9.2% | 97.057 | $100,110 | 28 |
| Montana | $94,700 | -11.5% | 94.645 | $100,060 | 29 |
| Connecticut | $100,590 | -5.9% | 103.61 | $97,090 | 30 |
| Florida | $99,980 | -6.5% | 103.414 | $96,680 | 31 |
| District of Columbia | $101,620 | -5.0% | 109.901 | $92,470 | 32 |
| Nevada | $90,640 | -15.3% | 99.979 | $90,660 | 33 |
| Utah | $86,140 | -19.5% | 98.864 | $87,130 | 34 |
| Missouri | $77,550 | -27.5% | 90.817 | $85,390 | 35 |
| Illinois | $83,730 | -21.7% | 99.958 | $83,770 | 36 |
| Nebraska | $72,590 | -32.1% | 90.103 | $80,560 | 37 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Arkansas | Not available | Not available | 86.937 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Idaho | Not available | Not available | 95.494 | Not available | Not available |
| Louisiana | Not available | Not available | 88.207 | Not available | Not available |
| Maine | Not available | Not available | 97.05 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Vermont | Not available | Not available | 97.958 | Not available | Not available |
| West Virginia | Not available | Not available | 89.497 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.